Exploring Global Texts with Picturebook Codes in Elementary Classrooms

Elementary teachers at J.E. Moss Elementary explore the critical use of global texts in the classroom with a focus on analyzing the significance of illustrations in literature, as well as the interplay between the illustrations and the text. They created a picturebook codes to center discussions on...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Hammond, Molly Miller, Kahla Smith, Elizabeth Weisenfelder, Jeanne Gilliam Fain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures 2020-12-01
Series:WOW Stories
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Online Access:https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/volume-viii-issue-2/4/
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description Elementary teachers at J.E. Moss Elementary explore the critical use of global texts in the classroom with a focus on analyzing the significance of illustrations in literature, as well as the interplay between the illustrations and the text. They created a picturebook codes to center discussions on a single topic: a code of color, a code of line, and a code of position and size. This allows young students to have a clear focus when critically reading and analyzing picturebooks in the classroom.
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spelling doaj.art-db9ad8c07526439397e615d2bb4afc302022-12-22T04:11:15ZengWorlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesWOW Stories2577-05512020-12-01VIII22031Exploring Global Texts with Picturebook Codes in Elementary ClassroomsAlexandra Hammond0Molly Miller1Kahla Smith2Elizabeth Weisenfelder3Jeanne Gilliam Fain4 J.E. Moss Elementary, Antioch, Tennessee J.E. Moss Elementary, Antioch, Tennessee J.E. Moss Elementary, Antioch, Tennessee J.E. Moss Elementary, Antioch, TennesseeLipscomb University, Nashville, TennesseeElementary teachers at J.E. Moss Elementary explore the critical use of global texts in the classroom with a focus on analyzing the significance of illustrations in literature, as well as the interplay between the illustrations and the text. They created a picturebook codes to center discussions on a single topic: a code of color, a code of line, and a code of position and size. This allows young students to have a clear focus when critically reading and analyzing picturebooks in the classroom. https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/volume-viii-issue-2/4/global children's literatureillustrationteachingeducation
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teaching
education
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